Decline Push Ups

Exercise name: Decline Push Ups

Exercise description:

• Set Up: Position your feet on a raised, stable platform, such as a box, bench, or step.

• Position Hands: Place your hands on the floor, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, ensuring your shoulders are directly over your wrists.

• Engage Core & Glutes: Tighten your abs and squeeze your glutes to ensure your body forms a straight line from your head to your heels.

• Lower Body: Bend your elbows to lower your chest toward the floor, maintaining a controlled, slow movement.

  • Form Tip:

    • Lift your chin up so you are looking forward. This will allow your chest to touch the ground for a deeper push up.

    • As you descend, aim to bring your chin down or focus on bringing your chest between your thumbs, keeping your elbows at roughly a 45-degree angle to your body, not flared out.

• Push Up: Push through your chest to return to the starting position, exhaling as you rise.

Technique that must be performed to count: Must start and stop with arms fully locked out in a upper rigid plank position. Chest or body armor must touch the ground.

# of repetitions before shooting: 3-5

Casual division modifier: Lower elevated platform or Less Reps

Exercise equipment needed: 18 inch box and exercise mat.